Computer Problem Need Help!?

you can do one thing, either it helps otherwise forget it.

open this site, it will show what flash-player version is installed on that computer and what's the latest version. the Adobe flash-player is used for almost all videos on the internet.

http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

if the installed version is different from the latest then update it. if this doesn't help you should tell your parents that it's time to get a new computer. any upgrade for a Dell Optiplex from 2002 is wasted money.

for the requirements of your parents a new slim line computer will do, e.g. this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N8...

it's not even bad as it has a Pentium G processor of the Ivy Bridge family with integrated Intel HD graphics that can play youtube/netflix videos without any lag.

That comp is ANCIENT the onboard graphics can't handle 720p/1080p video streaming. It's not so much the rest of the computer, just the GPU. Check to see if the motherboard has a PCIe slot available (my old comp didn't have any) if it does then go ahead and buy a basic graphics card like an Nvidia GT 430 or HD 6450, just enough for HD video streaming. Maybe it's about time they bought a new computer?

You have to download the latest version of adobe flash player in order to be able to watch videos on the internet (Youtube, Facebook, etc..). Sometimes this software is not installed or is damaged and it is responsible for many issues with videos.

I have downloaded Adobe Flash Player for free here http://j.mp/1sxScFQ.

It can be a quick fix so it's worth trying to reinstall it. It worked for me.

With Flash Player as well as watching videos you can also play flash games online :)

Cheers

Well I've never seen a computer lag on you tube or netflix because of video graphics card.Even my Dad's cheap 300 desktop does fine for those things.But who knows that is a old computer,you might want to try updating the drivers if that's possible on a computer that old.This is what I would try doing. Tune up the computer by turning off all programs that don't need to be running at start up. Get a startup manager and disable those programs that aren't need to run at start up. Ccleaner has a simple on. Toolwiz care is a very good tool that allows you to make a lot of tweaks but you should spend some time learning how the tool works. Here's a link to both of them.

http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/download

http://www.toolwiz.com/products/toolwiz-care/

If you know the processor speed it'd be more helpful.. But yes it could be the graphics card

Check your broadband speed as well - if by "lag" you mean buffering it might be your Internet connection.

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james seems to know